The most competent method for cost forecasts or predictive cost statements is a cost model that quantifies the planned or assumed component qualities in terms of cost at premium consideration. Thus, determined costs can also be understood in detail and represent alternatives or planning changes in a comprehensible and plausible way.
Such cost models are freely configurable and are thus adaptable to different project phases, appropriate to the respective situation.
So far, element-based cost models have been applied in the conceptual stage for the assessment of planning competitions and requirement programs, in the different planning phases for the assessment of planning results and planning progress, as well as in the phases of preparation of tendering and awarding bids to establish a reference cost model as a basis for comparison.
Our References:
Planning of a production hall with an office and social area for a printing and distribution centre
- Demand Planning, Concept Phase
- Evaluation of user requirements via area and component quality-oriented cost element model
CHEM Esch, Suedspidol, Luxemburg – New building of a general hospital
- Preliminary planning, design planning, execution planning
- Evaluation of early preliminary design by area and component quality-oriented cost element model; Cost update and evaluation of the planning progress from the design planning and execution planning over component quality-oriented, detailed cost model
Zurich Insurance AG – New Building Head Quarter Aurum, Cologne
- Design Planning, Preparation for the tender process, Participation in the tender process
- Cost Modelling, Cost Comparison; Development of building element-based cost models for different planning versions, evaluation and comparisons of the different investor proposals
